Llama
Author: Helen Cowie
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 224
Known for their haughty demeanour, woolly charm, and propensity to spit when threatened, llamas have a rich and varied history. Since their domestication high in the Andes they have been sacrificed, farmed, smuggled, and petted. They have functioned at different times as luxury commodities, literary muses, and national symbols, and have served as beasts of burden, circus performers, and even golf caddies. This book charts the history of llamas and their close relatives, alpacas, guanacos, and vicuas. Venerated by the Incas, llamas are still cherished intheir native Peru and Bolivia, and remain central to Andean culture. Afterseveral unsuccessful acclimatisation attempts in the nineteenth century,llamas and alpacas have also become popular pets in Britain, NorthAmerica, and Australia, where they are used for trekking, meat and woolproduction, and as therapy animals. Llama recounts the animal's colourfulhistory and explores its presence in art, literature, and film. Packed with llama drama and alpaca facts, Llama shows that there'smuch more to llamas than spitting.
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 224
Known for their haughty demeanour, woolly charm, and propensity to spit when threatened, llamas have a rich and varied history. Since their domestication high in the Andes they have been sacrificed, farmed, smuggled, and petted. They have functioned at different times as luxury commodities, literary muses, and national symbols, and have served as beasts of burden, circus performers, and even golf caddies. This book charts the history of llamas and their close relatives, alpacas, guanacos, and vicuas. Venerated by the Incas, llamas are still cherished intheir native Peru and Bolivia, and remain central to Andean culture. Afterseveral unsuccessful acclimatisation attempts in the nineteenth century,llamas and alpacas have also become popular pets in Britain, NorthAmerica, and Australia, where they are used for trekking, meat and woolproduction, and as therapy animals. Llama recounts the animal's colourfulhistory and explores its presence in art, literature, and film. Packed with llama drama and alpaca facts, Llama shows that there'smuch more to llamas than spitting.
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Author: Helen Cowie
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 224
Known for their haughty demeanour, woolly charm, and propensity to spit when threatened, llamas have a rich and varied history. Since their domestication high in the Andes they have been sacrificed, farmed, smuggled, and petted. They have functioned at different times as luxury commodities, literary muses, and national symbols, and have served as beasts of burden, circus performers, and even golf caddies. This book charts the history of llamas and their close relatives, alpacas, guanacos, and vicuas. Venerated by the Incas, llamas are still cherished intheir native Peru and Bolivia, and remain central to Andean culture. Afterseveral unsuccessful acclimatisation attempts in the nineteenth century,llamas and alpacas have also become popular pets in Britain, NorthAmerica, and Australia, where they are used for trekking, meat and woolproduction, and as therapy animals. Llama recounts the animal's colourfulhistory and explores its presence in art, literature, and film. Packed with llama drama and alpaca facts, Llama shows that there'smuch more to llamas than spitting.
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 224
Known for their haughty demeanour, woolly charm, and propensity to spit when threatened, llamas have a rich and varied history. Since their domestication high in the Andes they have been sacrificed, farmed, smuggled, and petted. They have functioned at different times as luxury commodities, literary muses, and national symbols, and have served as beasts of burden, circus performers, and even golf caddies. This book charts the history of llamas and their close relatives, alpacas, guanacos, and vicuas. Venerated by the Incas, llamas are still cherished intheir native Peru and Bolivia, and remain central to Andean culture. Afterseveral unsuccessful acclimatisation attempts in the nineteenth century,llamas and alpacas have also become popular pets in Britain, NorthAmerica, and Australia, where they are used for trekking, meat and woolproduction, and as therapy animals. Llama recounts the animal's colourfulhistory and explores its presence in art, literature, and film. Packed with llama drama and alpaca facts, Llama shows that there'smuch more to llamas than spitting.
Llama